Applications of Polymers in Energy and Environmental Sciences II

Dear Colleagues,

Polymers can be designed with functions that are useful for various applications in energy conversions/manipulations and environmental sensing/protections, which rely on the advanced developments of solar cells, light-emitting diodes, photodetectors, high-speed communications, gas sensors, gas purifiers, photocatalysis, and supercapacitors. The manipulations of molecular structures, nanostructures, mesostructures, and microstructures can dominate the surface, chemical, electrical, electronic, optical, and excitonic properties of functional polymers. In addition, it is predicted that the effects from nanocomposite structures, heterostructures, and nanoplasmonic structures provide additional pathways to realize the desired polymer-based functional devices. Therefore, this Special Issue will cover research and review papers on polymer-based functional devices as follows:

1. Solar cells;
2. Light-emitting diodes;
3. Photodetectors;
4. Gas sensors;
5. Gas purifiers;
6. Photocatalysis devices;
7. Supercapacitors;
8. Nanocomposite structures, heterostructures, or nanoplasmonic-structure-enhanced, polymer-based functional devices for energy conversions/manipulations and environmental sensing/protections.

Dr. Sheng Hsiung Chang
Dr. Hsin-Ming Cheng
Guest Editors

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